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marc225 · 19-10-2003, 17:04

Anyone recommend a cheap multi-region DVD player?

Cheers

Marc

NoEntry2k · 20-10-2003, 11:55

Get the Pacific 1002 DVD from Asda. Gets great reviews and has won awards. Priced at about £44, and you get a 3 year guarrentee as well. It can be mase multi region within seconds - just do a search on the web.

There is a massive thread open in this forum if you want to read some more views on it.

One point, i took me a while to find one in stock, but its worth the wait.

djchrissy · 20-10-2003, 13:24

you can make almost all dvd players multi-region:

http://www.regionfreedvd.net/player/

MIsguidedFool · 20-10-2003, 13:25

I have a Pacific 1002, but have relegated it back to spare as it skips frames on Region 1 disks.

However; it plays R2, VCD, SVCD disks perfectly. So if you are in the market for a cheap DVD player I can recommend it, but with the R1 caveat.

angel.vamp · 20-10-2003, 22:09

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...569023-9472408

My friend purchased a couple of these machines as christmas pressies for her children , they were sent to me and i have checked them out for her. lovely machine and to be honest if i had not already bought my daughter the cyberhome400 i would be saving myself a tenner and buying this .

flagpole · 27-10-2003, 15:26

The cyber home machines are great. they play everything.

(i'm playing quake iii on mine right now

)

BexTech · 27-10-2003, 19:36

Zone1DVD at computer fairs sell fully featured DVD players from £50 - Multi Region - No Macro yet there website sells them from £99, you can pick them up at shows for the £50 said.

27-10-2003, 21:13

Quote:

Originally posted by flagpole
The cyber home machines are great. they play everything.

(i'm playing quake iii on mine right now )

yeah they are generally good players, i have 4 cyberhomes

me and a friend have been constantly working on the ADL528, working on enhancing it! Firmware etc....

Rodney · 28-10-2003, 17:24

I see that WH Smith are about to re-stock the little Cyberhome CH400 for £50. This is a great little machine and will play anything you throw at it, including discs of photos and raw mpegs. As one guy said in his review of it .. it's the best fifty quid I spent since my weekend in Amsterdam!!

MDX · 28-10-2003, 18:11

Quote:

Originally posted by Rodney
I see that WH Smith are about to re-stock the little Cyberhome CH400 for £50. This is a great little machine and will play anything you throw at it, including discs of photos and raw mpegs. As one guy said in his review of it .. it's the best fifty quid I spent since my weekend in Amsterdam!!

so will it play MVCD ??

28-10-2003, 19:27

Quote:

Originally posted by Rodney
I see that WH Smith are about to re-stock the little Cyberhome CH400 for £50. This is a great little machine and will play anything you throw at it, including discs of photos and raw mpegs. As one guy said in his review of it .. it's the best fifty quid I spent since my weekend in Amsterdam!!

hehe, it IS a great player though, ive got 2 of them!

worth every penny

plays (S)VCD as standard, dont know about MVCD?

MDX · 28-10-2003, 20:07

Quote:

Originally posted by ***dan***
hehe, it IS a great player though, ive got 2 of them!

worth every penny

plays (S)VCD as standard, dont know about MVCD?

well as MVCD comes more popular (and it will) i will be getting a dvd player with the MVCD function.

(btw MVCD - Better quality then SVCD on *1* CD!!!!)

28-10-2003, 20:22

aha, so is it similar to divx?

flagpole · 29-10-2003, 14:43

I'm not certain that MVCD is about to take off.

I'd just like to sing the praises of the cyberhome again. the fact that it can play raw mpegs (I & II) is pretty cool but the best thing is this...

cyber home constantly update their firmware, you just download it from their website, burn it to cd, then pop it in the player. So should, at some point in the future people start pimping say some kind of mpeg4 based VCD then cyberhome can just add the codec.

To be honest it jerks me right off that other manufacturers don't do this, my £500 pioneer doesn't play mp3 and i think it is a disgrace.

MDX · 29-10-2003, 16:40

Quote:

Originally posted by ***dan***
aha, so is it similar to divx?

yea kinda but just better (i diddnt think i would ever say that)

19-10-2003, 17:04	#1
marc225 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Leics Posts: 597	Cheap DVD Player Anyone recommend a cheap multi-region DVD player? Cheers Marc

20-10-2003, 11:55	#2
NoEntry2k Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: South East London, UK Posts: 9,452	Get the Pacific 1002 DVD from Asda. Gets great reviews and has won awards. Priced at about £44, and you get a 3 year guarrentee as well. It can be mase multi region within seconds - just do a search on the web. There is a massive thread open in this forum if you want to read some more views on it. One point, i took me a while to find one in stock, but its worth the wait.

20-10-2003, 13:24	#3
djchrissy Banned User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Wycombe Ghetto, Bucks, England / Crystal Palace Transmitter / Posts: 2,725	you can make almost all dvd players multi-region: http://www.regionfreedvd.net/player/

20-10-2003, 13:25	#4
MIsguidedFool Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cheshire Posts: 409	I have a Pacific 1002, but have relegated it back to spare as it skips frames on Region 1 disks. However; it plays R2, VCD, SVCD disks perfectly. So if you are in the market for a cheap DVD player I can recommend it, but with the R1 caveat.

20-10-2003, 22:09	#5
angel.vamp Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Dundee Posts: 1,136	http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...569023-9472408 My friend purchased a couple of these machines as christmas pressies for her children , they were sent to me and i have checked them out for her. lovely machine and to be honest if i had not already bought my daughter the cyberhome400 i would be saving myself a tenner and buying this .

27-10-2003, 15:26	#6
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	The cyber home machines are great. they play everything. (i'm playing quake iii on mine right now )

27-10-2003, 19:36	#7
BexTech Banned User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Back where I belong. Posts: 12,574	Zone1DVD at computer fairs sell fully featured DVD players from £50 - Multi Region - No Macro yet there website sells them from £99, you can pick them up at shows for the £50 said.

27-10-2003, 21:13	#8
*dan* Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally posted by flagpole The cyber home machines are great. they play everything. (i'm playing quake iii on mine right now ) yeah they are generally good players, i have 4 cyberhomes me and a friend have been constantly working on the ADL528, working on enhancing it! Firmware etc....

28-10-2003, 17:24	#9
Rodney Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Craigavon, Northern Ireland Posts: 2,373	I see that WH Smith are about to re-stock the little Cyberhome CH400 for £50. This is a great little machine and will play anything you throw at it, including discs of photos and raw mpegs. As one guy said in his review of it .. it's the best fifty quid I spent since my weekend in Amsterdam!!

28-10-2003, 18:11	#10
MDX Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,829	Quote: Originally posted by Rodney I see that WH Smith are about to re-stock the little Cyberhome CH400 for £50. This is a great little machine and will play anything you throw at it, including discs of photos and raw mpegs. As one guy said in his review of it .. it's the best fifty quid I spent since my weekend in Amsterdam!! so will it play MVCD ??

28-10-2003, 19:27	#11
*dan* Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally posted by Rodney I see that WH Smith are about to re-stock the little Cyberhome CH400 for £50. This is a great little machine and will play anything you throw at it, including discs of photos and raw mpegs. As one guy said in his review of it .. it's the best fifty quid I spent since my weekend in Amsterdam!! hehe, it IS a great player though, ive got 2 of them! worth every penny plays (S)VCD as standard, dont know about MVCD?

28-10-2003, 20:07	#12
MDX Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,829	Quote: Originally posted by *dan* hehe, it IS a great player though, ive got 2 of them! worth every penny plays (S)VCD as standard, dont know about MVCD? well as MVCD comes more popular (and it will) i will be getting a dvd player with the MVCD function. (btw MVCD - Better quality then SVCD on 1 CD!!!!)

28-10-2003, 20:22	#13
*dan* Posts: n/a	aha, so is it similar to divx?

29-10-2003, 14:43	#14
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	I'm not certain that MVCD is about to take off. I'd just like to sing the praises of the cyberhome again. the fact that it can play raw mpegs (I & II) is pretty cool but the best thing is this... cyber home constantly update their firmware, you just download it from their website, burn it to cd, then pop it in the player. So should, at some point in the future people start pimping say some kind of mpeg4 based VCD then cyberhome can just add the codec. To be honest it jerks me right off that other manufacturers don't do this, my £500 pioneer doesn't play mp3 and i think it is a disgrace.

29-10-2003, 16:40	#15
MDX Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,829	Quote: Originally posted by *dan* aha, so is it similar to divx? yea kinda but just better (i diddnt think i would ever say that)

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